Boy, I have been feeling this feeling for over a month now. What is this feeling you ask? People are more important than everything else!!!
Maybe I have felt lonely or neglected or maybe I am just noticing those around me more. It started back in November when I was deciding what talk to use for my visiting teaching visit. I usually have a favorite from Conference, but this year there were so many I liked. Elder Scott's talk, "Personal strength through the Atonement of Jesus Christ" stood out to me. If you want to read it you can do so here. There was a part of his message that really stood out to me...
"Father in Heaven has provided us tools that help to build the fortifications between our vulnerabilities and our faithfulness (read the talk to see the tools)......."
"In each of these suggestions, there is a common theme: fill your life with service to others. As you lose your life in the service of Father in Heaven’s children,
Satan’s temptations lose power in your life."
What a novel concept! There is just one issue. Today people are selfish and so busy they just are not paying attention to others. They are impatient, grumpy, stressed, lonely, etc...I am included in this group sometimes.
The line "As you lose your life in service..." specifically has influenced my life. As I have dealt with personal trials in my life, EVERY TIME I lost myself in serving others my situation ALWAYS improved. So as we lose our own life and fill it with service to others I can truly testify that we will not only be more powerful, as Elder Scott says, but you will be happier!
